Episode

Health insurance companies adapt to people dropping coverage

Podcast: Marketplace Morning Report
Published: Jun 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 409
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Summary

More than a million people dropped their Affordable Care Act coverage this year after Congress let enhanced pandemic-era subsidies expire. That number is likely to rise significantly as the year goes on. And for the first time in years, the number of insurers offering ACA plans has dropped, too. We'll dig in. Also on the show: the global wait for fertilizer and the challenges of the teen summer job market.